by amanda macy hall

Category: cook

COOK Quick-Cooking Roasted Thanksgiving Turkey with Easy Herb Butter Our friendsgiving tradition has been going strong for six years now. Every year Josh and I handle the turkey, gravy, and rosemary rolls {OMG the rosemary rolls! read more here}. We’ve tried a couple of different seasoning and cooking methods throughout the years. We’ve brined, we’ve super … More COOK | Quick-Cooking Roasted Thanksgiving Turkey with Easy Herb Butter

Pizza is for all seasons and all circumstances. Is there anything better than stuffing your face with hot slices while sitting on the couch watching mindless television? I think not. Turns out, when you have a little one that is finessing her food eating skills, dinner on the couch is no longer a thing. But … More COOK | Sweet Potato, Prosciutto and Pear White Pizza

When it’s way past your bedtime and you realize that your baby doesn’t have any lunch tomorrow… You hit the fridge and hope for the best. Since turning 6 months old, we have been introducing food {ahem, “solids”} to MJ using the Baby Led Weaning method. The whole family has really loved it – it’s … More LITTLES | 5 minute meal: clean out the fridge frittata

I get that Brussel sprouts have been having a moment for the past couple of years {I guess that should be momentS}, but let’s face it, who is really going through their day cravingggg these little green guys? They are still a vegetable, and they are inherently BITTER! I know there are a dozen … More COOK | Brussel Sprout Bowl

The fall season hits Trader Joe’s like a ton of bricks – what won’t they flavor with pumpkin spice? Cat food, I’m looking at you. A long time fan of their original cookie butter, or speculoos as the super nerd foodie fans call it {slash people that can read a label…} the pumpkin pie spice … More COOK | 39 Ways to Use Trader Joe’s Pumpkin Pie Spice Cookie Butter

I’ve found it! That pasta dish that is sinfully decadent but doesn’t make you feel toooooo guilty because… it has a vegetable in it! While waiting in line at a store on Friday, I flipped through the current issue of Food & Wine magazine. Side note, is there anything better than flipping through magazines while … More COOK | Cauliflower Mac & Cheese

Okay, is it potpie or pot pie? Even Queen Martha Stewart writes it both ways. Sigh. Much less confusing? The yumminess that is pot pie! {I’m going with it…} We recently hosted some friends at our new house for dinner – oh, how I love having our home filled with wonderful friends and family! It was … More COOK | Mushroom & Bacon Chicken Pot Pie

It’s not every day that I stick to a recipe, and it’s not every day that my version actually looks like the Pinterest picture. Also, one. pound. of. spinach!!! 🌱🌱🌱💪🏼 // #eatclean #sodelicious creamy spinach spaghetti with roasted tomatoes > eats well with others RECIPE + these aidell’s chicken meatballs Decadent, fresh, and filling. Add it … More COOK | creamy spinach spaghetti with roasted tomatoes